Drone test site, tech could boost Michigan's aerospace aspirations

The Defense Department designates Michigan as a national test site. Drones, or what the military calls "uncrewed aerial ...

Weapons Used to Fight Drones Don’t Mix Well With Civilian Airspace

In the race to build anti-drone weapons intended for use in a war zone, it is unclear how they may be used safely in crowded ...

Airspace closure followed FAA, Pentagon spat over drone-related tests, sources say

Pentagon officials had undertaken planning to use military technology near Fort Bliss, in El Paso, to practice downing drones ...

Airspace Closure Over Laser Weapon Use A Glaring Example Of Drone Defense Policy Struggles

After years of putting off the drone threat, the U.S. government is trying to do something about it, but policy is struggling ...

Did military pursue Mexican cartel drones? Conflicting stories emerge

The airspace over El Paso's international airport was briefly closed Feb. 11 after the Pentagon disabled drones by Mexican cartels, official said.

Cartel drones become flashpoint between US and Mexico

By Laura Gottesdiener MONTERREY, Mexico, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The chaotic closure of the El Paso airport overnight Tuesday, ...
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Concerns grow as Mexican cartels embrace drones for drug smuggling, attacks on rivals

WASHINGTON – El Paso airspace briefly closed amid fears of a cartel drone incursion as U.S. authorities tested a new counter-drone laser. Cartels have embraced drones to attack each other and, at the ...

CBP shot down party balloons with anti-drone tech before FAA closed El Paso airspace, sources say

The sudden closure of El Paso's airspace Wednesday came sometime after U.S.
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US military used high-energy laser to shoot down suspected drone that ended up being a party balloon

The U.S. military used a high-energy laser to shoot down a suspected drone at the southern border that turned out to be a ...